Civil War Movies: The Good and the Bad by the American Battlefield Trust - Reaction
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I think the "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is also an interesting case. It's set in the context of the American Civil War, which plays an important part of the story, but the film isn't ABOUT the war itself. The three main characters just get entangled with it again and again, but they don't really care about it. They become victims of it just to use it to their advantage in the next moment. The war is always there, but it's not the main story. However, the film is still a powerful anti-war film, because it depicts the senseless slaughter and human misery the war causes on both sides.
My biggest complaint about the movie(and it is one of my favorites) is the whole bridge scene. Rather they just took it out completely. Makes the movie too long, theres some okay stuff in the scene that I like, but take it OUT. I think film would be better without it.
@@mattsimnitt1420 Seriously? It's the culmination of the war/anti-war motive, together with the dying soldier Blondie comforts. I don't think the movie is too long.
Good movie!
It's my favorite movie alltime. My only complaint is that the first hourish was too much exposition for some, or to rewatch it all. I still love it a ton though
I will never forget the snow day during 3rd grade when my brother and I were alone and he and I watched Gettysburg. I was newly into the Civil War and I was in awe the entire movie. Taylor and I still hug each other to the Chamberlain scene or music. When we visited Gettysburg, we randomly found in the dark where Picketts men were waiting for the assault. I played the ending music on my phone and we embraced with all these fireflies around us. It was the most emotional I have been in my life. Thanks to my brother for that movie.
w brother
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly isn't a historical Civil War film, but it's the best film to use the setting of the Civil War.
For me, The Outlaw Josey Wales is a must see for the types of Partisan violence endemic in Kansas and Missouri at the time. Also, badass movie.
Cool film!
The Ken Burns civil war documentary is one of my favorite thing ever. Is it possible you can do a reaction series on it? It’s long so the whole thing may not be possible but parts of it? Could be amazing
I watched that in college.
That would be great to see but my guess is there would be some major copywrite issues.
He uses Shelby Foote excessively in the documentary which is terrible. I think he speaks several thousand words more than the next and his view of history is just plain wrong.
I mean that would probably be flagged for copyright. Shame too cause I would love to see him react to it.
@@jplb96 Oh ffs. Check out Johnny come lately and his revisionism. 🙄
A civil war movie that is often forgotten is "Ironclads". Made in the early 90´s about the battle of Monitor and Merrimac. It´s kind of a lowbudget made for tv movie wich I guess explains why it´s not talked about much, but if you´re interested in the civil war it´s absolutely worth a watch
Affirm. They did a great job of showing the flawed majestic iron beasts each with their own strengths and weaknesses. And neither ship lived out 1862.
Also, "The Raid" with Van Heflin in the 50's.
There was another Civil War miniseries called the Blue and the Gray from 1982. Haven't seen it in years, but remember liking it as a kid.
Yep it’s fantastic for many of the same reasons as North and South.
Your point on the Gettysburg reenactors is one of the reasons why I like The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: every soldier is young and thin.
Gettysburg got me into the Civil War and made me fall in love with the battle of Gettysburg. It also led me to become a re-enactor and eventually go to the Gettysburg battlefield. That in turn led to me learning more about the battle and pulling away from the 20th Maine and looking at the other stories of Gettysburg. I remember standing on Little Round Top thinking this does not look the same 😂
Being from Virginia, I grew up surrounded by Civil War battlefields and Civil War stories.
I have personally been to 2 Civil War battlefields at Cold Harbor and Antietam for an AP History field trip in high school. Both experiences were eery in their quiet calm. While my classmates at Antietam were having a good time, being a lover of history I constantly asked my teacher about formations, lines, etc.
The Mortuary Cannons at Antietam were haunting to look at. Being in Bloody Lane brought me to silence and to tears. Even thinking about it nearly 20 years later still makes me weep. Then of course “Burnside’s Bridge” was haunting in itself.
To this day, going to Antietam remains one of my most lasting memories. It was both amazing and somber. I definitely support historic battlefields being cared for and preserved.
I just got done watching Field of Lost Shoes. I liked it a lot. Every year at VMI the have a parade to honor the cadets that were killed. It showed how desperate the South was getting when it had to use teenagers to fight. This was the only battle that cadets VMI fought in and won against seasoned Union troops.
It is interesting and surprising to hear that only 200,000 people took part in the biggest battle in America.
150 years ago and just a few kilometers from me - 465,000 soldiers were actively fighting in Battle of Königgrätz :)
Glory was 33 years ago. Sands of time pass by us all.
Glory is also probably my favorite Civil War movie.
I will say, regarding Civil War movies - one thing that irks me is that outside of some like Glory and Lincoln, most Civil War movies politely dance around the issue of slavery. It annoys me to no end. We are generally unflinching in our depictions of Nazi Germany in film, but when it comes to the Civil War, the movies either don't really show the Confederacy at all (Glory, Lincoln), "both-sides" the Civil War (Gettysburg, Gods and Generals), or flat out have the protagonist be a confederate soldier (Cold Mountain, Free State of Jones, Ride with the Devil, Outlaw Josey Wales, etc).
It's like Hollywood is afraid to offend people.
Partially the after effects of the Lost Cause. "The war wasn't REALLY about Slavery!" etc. Partially because "Them's still americans!" It's easier to go black and white in portrayal with somebody who isn't your next door neighbor. And foreigners are even better! "We are the good guys. They are the bad guys and do every evil ever, while we never do anything bad!" (and, again, Decades of Lost Cause influence)
Nazi Germany meanwhile is that nice foreign enemy you can have do everything. Probably in a way that I call Schrödinger's Nazi: Schemes and PLans with the supernatural and sci-fi tech. Suff that IRL was never even considered, super soldiers... but always dumb and incompetent enough that our plucky hero(es) can, in the end, rather easily overcome them.
Despite none of themore outlandish stuff, Saving Private Ryan has some nice examples of that. The german MG42 nest that's completely alone (despite the MGs being the heart of the german squad). Steamboat Willie. The german "Expert Sniper". And the final battle completely. Bad Tiger mock up drives in. Bad Tiger Mock up gets destroyed. Suddenly the infantry shows up... (Das Boot > SPR)
If Imperial Japan would be portrayed like that today, expect the complaints however. Because Unit 731 were such swell guys...
Which might lead to stuff like a deranged, sadistic, mass-murdering, "I want to exterminate millions of people because I think it's funny" monster being shocked and offended when he discovers that he'd been working with a Nazi "But at least I am an AMERICAN blablabla" and it being presented as that giving him some sort of high ground, as if that's a reason for the american audience to go "That's our boy!" or something...
Tarantino actually does a pretty good job showing it Django. Lincoln dealt with and follows specific period of Lincolns life, the last few months. He wasn't in the confederacy.
Dear sir,
I find your views on the issue as to what motivated southern soldiers in the Civil War to be about as deep and far-reaching as the mud puddle at the end of my driveway. You're not enlightened, you're not providing fresh new insight, and you're not being bold or brave with your "scathing" hot take.
You're just another shill boiling an endlessly complex set of issues and beliefs from a time that was nothing like our own and populated by minds very unlike ours down to trendy, hip, "guys I'm open minded and liberal and I hate myself for being white, can I be in the cool club now?" talking point tripe.
And you contend that Hollywood is afraid of offending people. What a joke.
Yours in disappointment,
An educated individual.
I think 'Lincoln' did a great job making it seem like you were actually there with a lot of details.
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is 100% totally accurate don't let Eric Foner tell you any different.
As a 21 year old in college to get my teaching degree for history I love when he posts because no matter what anyone says history will always be the best and one of the most important subjects in school.
Being from Georgia, I can’t fathom never having seen Gone with the Wind! Especially as a historian! You really must watch it asap. It’s amazing. One of the best movies of all time. It’s colorized and doesn’t feel like a movie from 1939.
The first war movie I remember watching as a kid was "The Blue and the Gray" which we watched in school in the seventh grade (1981-ish) The thing that impacted me the most about it was the family dynamics that were impacted by the Civil War. I was surprised this movie wasn't mentioned in this video. Anyone else see this movie? I'm sure the historical viewpoint was not very accurate. But it inspired me to delve deeper into history.
I've seen it when my dad recorded it as a vhs (yes those 90's technology) then I got it in dvd the director's cut. Its a great series but I still remember some cut scene that weren't in the director's cut.
Example A) The scene where John Guyzer and other reporters are interviewing John Brown after his conviction on Harper's Ferry attack and tells reporters of the potential that America would be in the civil war.
Example B) After the scene of Abraham Lincoln signed the Elancimation Proclamation John catches a group of union soldiers ambushed a black woman and possible rape but scares the soldiers off after telling them he's a reporter and knows all the current generals. Later he escorts the women back to her group and informs them of the Elancimation Proclamation which they all celebrate. The end of that scene with John and the group leader have a talk which they both understand that this Proclamation won't be fully official if the union don't win the war.
I would like to see them have all uncut scenes on Amazon prime just like I have in Gods and Generals and Gettysburg giving the series a whole. I like those two movies haveing their cuts in it makes it better and for our host yes all of Antietam scenes is in the directors cut. Sure those movies are 4.5 hours long but preserving history they do the best they can, and the movie only fallows the characters that the books were made from.
@@NobleBushido2225 I would like to see those uncut scenes. Gonna have to look for it online. Thanks for that
I feel like i read the book. At least 25 years ago. One of the first adult books I read
Gettysburg to me will always be my favorite Civil War Movie! I am disappointed that Gods & Generals didn't follow the same style as Gettysburg! because I feel like it should have. I was underwhelmed with the free state of jones. Glory was also a favorite of mine but Gettysburg will always be my "GoTo" Civil War Movie. I did not care for Cold Mountain and I haven't seen Field of Lost Shoes however the Blue and Grey and the Ken Burns documentary were fantastic TV series of the Civil War!
The bigger the stars, the harder it is for me to get into historical movies. I think it’s because as I’m watching, i can’t help but associate the actor with past characters they’ve played instead of the one they’re portraying at the moment. That’s probably why I enjoyed Ride With The Devil so much. I hadn’t seen any of them in their past performances. It helps that I live in the heart of the burnt district and you don’t see a whole lot about the civil war history of this area in movies.
I think Glory is to the Civil War war what Band of Brothers or Savings Private Ryan is to WW2, just amazing quality and so iconic those movies/show are always the first to come to mind and often at the top of the list for most people
Glory is the gold standard for a civil war movie.
So happy for the American Battlefield Trust channel 💪🙏
This is by far the best history channel on CZcams!
I live in Fredericksburg, VA and remember when they were filming around locations here. :)
Secondary question, maybe an idea for a video in the future: a "tier list" of how consequential each major battle in the Civil War was? My top of the list, personally, would be Vicksburg and Gettysburg.
Hollywood has never let historic accuracy get in the way of telling a good story. It's hard to count how many good movies I enjoyed until I read up on the history. Now, I can't watch them.
Some manage to transcend the inaccuracies, such as Glory, and Lincoln. You get the impression that the 54th Mass. was the only regiment that attacked, but others attacked also. Most of the Congressmen in Lincoln were fictional, but both movies captured the spirit at least.
A tv version of the Red Badge of Courage, starring Richard Thomas, aired in 1974 and deserves honorable mention.
Gone With the Wind should be watched at least once in one's lifetime. It's getting horribly dated, and is interminably long, and is about the homefront, not battles, so don't expect lots of 'splosions. Olivia de Haviland died in 2020 at the age of 104, in case you weren't aware.
North and South was my introduction to Patrick Swayze. lol. I think the only ones that I have watched are North and South, Glory and Gone with the Wind. I do want to watch Gettysburg.
North and South was great. I enjoyed every second of it.
I can tell u really love making CZcams videos and it's awesome that you've grown this community so big that this is now your job I'm loving learning new things about history along with you.
Not American, so my interest in the civil war only started when I saw the blue and the Gray when I was 10. It's still my fav civil war movie/series and im surprised folks dont talk about it much(cept for the few comments here). It covers so many aspects of the war and imo itd be great if you could give a reaction to it.
Completely agree with Sahara, one of my favourite films
Must see would be Glory, Gettysburg, Dances With Wolves and Gone with the Wind. I need to watch North and South.
Watched The Good Lord Bird after you recommended it in a video, that series was SOOO good, thanks for enlightening me to its existence
I agree accurate historical movies are hard to make today because it would just be a constant fear of pissing off one group or another and studios are deathly afraid of negative press of any kind.
I watched Blue and Gray as a teenager, need to revisit it. Sahara was an entertaining film, but I was disappointed they didn't more closely follow the source material.
I feel the same way about submarine movies. Hard to watch them having served 16 years in the US submarine force.
I’m currently friends with a veteran who served >20 years in the Silent Service and >30 in the Navy as a Submarine captain, he’s publishing a book about it in November. Submariners are some of the coolest folks there are.
reminds me... I should watch Das Boot again.
i remember my friend watching Hunter Killer, "Thats a Boomer! Its not even the right sub!"
I would have liked to hear their opinion on The Outlaw Josey Wales. It might not be a true story but I do think it touches on some civil war themes that are important
It would be great to see your reaction to Gone With the Wind!
More time has passed since that movie came out (83 years) than passed between the movie and the start of the Civil War (78 years)!
lovin the Tombstone/Doc Holliday shirt man!
In line with viewing content relating to movies about historical events, would love to see your reactions to some of History Buffs' videos. I know you gave them an honorable mention in your favorite historical channels video and that you'd seen a few of their videos, but your reaction to Nick's commentary on movies like Last of The Mohicans, Master & Commander, The Patriot, Waterloo, Gettysburg, Band of Brothers, Saving Pvt Ryan, Midway, etc. would be really entertaining.
As far as whether a movie based on historical events should be completely accurate or dramatized/pragmatically inaccurate at times, I always felt Braveheart did a disservice despite being an entertaining movie as for 90% of the people who saw it, the 'history' presented in that movie will be the history they think is accurate to the time period. Even if the public perception around that movie is "Oh we all know that's not what really happened", it doesn't go beyond that. It takes people with a real fascination and love of history to also take the initiative of looking up said history to discover the often times more fascinating context and events the movie was depicting. I think Saving Private Ryan did a great job at being endlessly entertaining in its storytelling and pace, while being authentic to the actual history it was based on.
"What else have you got to trade?"
"Would you take general Burnside?
"No, i'll stick to the horsehide"
Gods And Generals. The trading scene at the river
Glory is one that really will stand the test of time.
I love almost everything on this channel and find this reaction video to be so interesting as well as entertaining, I'm sure I will watch it multiple times. Except for Gone With the Wind, which I found boring the three times I watched it, I pretty much agree with the final ratings. Thanks once again for your hard work and dedication.
I watched "Ride with the Devil" when I was much younger and I really liked it. I would also say it's one of those movies that is more of a movie that's set during the Civil War than it is a Civil War movie. But I would have to rewatch it because it's been so long since I last watched it.
I just watched Ride With the Devil a couple months ago and it blew me away. Leaped frogged Glory for my favorite Civil War film. If you watch it make sure it’s Ang Lee’s Directors Cut, which is available on Blu-ray and DVD through Criterion Collection.
North and South was the first time I learned about the Civil War and along with other historic movies and series got me interested in history.
Last June I sat on the beach where they filmed the Ft. Wagner battle. Jekyl Island, GA!
The very first Civil War movie I saw was Gettysburg and I loved that movie when it comes to Gods and General I thought that the battle scenes were great my favorite moment from that movie was when the Irish Brigade charged and went against fellow Irishmen even though that never happened
Clark Gable's two townhouses in Inwood, NY were just torn down. It's across the street from me. Broke my heart.
He bought them for his girlfriend after his wife died.
My kid went to a preschool on yhe bottom floor.
Huge fan of the American Battlefield Trust. One of the few organizations that I financially support.
And you’ve never seen Gone With the Wind??? 🫤
*gasps dramatically* What... did he say? He's never seen Gone with the Wind?
My mother was a realy big "Gone With the Wind" fan. We would watch it every year on TV like "White Chhristmas", the "Wizard of Oz" and "It's a Wonderful Life". Her 1939 Senior Class from high school went to the Luray Caverns in Virginia and Washington DC as a class trip. So it was a little cringy when she gave her Scarlet O'Hara imitation when we passed through Virginia in 1965. I found out much later we are related to the He'berts of Louisiana, as the family was broken up with old Acadia around 1758. They mixed with Quebecers for 70 years before entering upstate New York in the 1830's. Then my Irish great grandfather in 1890. So my great grandmother's Abares are the same family as those that resettled in Louisiana, including Col. Hebert of Pea Ridge. So I guess the Scarlett O'Hara imitation is OK, even if she always lived in New Hampshire.
I'm glad you enjoyed North and South. That series was probably my introduction into Civil War history, when I was probably 9 years old. Around that same time my family also saw the Jimmy Stewart Shenandoah. I was just kind of meh about that one, but still enjoy North and South to this day.
Great video like always
Nice clip. Got a couple of movies on my queue now. Also loved North and South as a kid. You left out Jimmy Stewart there :) He played a southern lawyer helping out Leslie Ann Down. Thanks for your many entertaining videos. Much love from Iceland!
I mentioned Jimmy Stewart.
@@VloggingThroughHistory Oh, sorry mate. My ADHD playing tricks on me again :) Keep up the good work!
They didn’t talk about Blue and the gray
Love that one
Excellent series, for much of the same reasons I love North and South
Glory is the civil war equivalent of Saving Private Ryan
That sounds like an insult to Glory. SVP lives on one scene only... the beaches. The rest is, at best, average "USA! USA!" Pathos.
Also, Ride With The Devil. Holy shit. It's fantastic. Tobey Maguire circa Cider House Rules.
You know, that's a very good distinction you make between a movie being set during a time frame/event and a movie being an X movie. For example, I would say that Ben Hur is a movie set during the Roman occupation of Israel, but it's not a movie ABOUT the Roman occupation of Israel.
Awesome Job!
The Patriot movie got me hooked on the American Revolution too.
The Patriot isn't a very good depiction of the revolution though. CZcamsr Brandon F has multiple videos ripping it apart.
First time I watched North and South I saw a glitch that kind of pulled me out of the story for a moment. At the first Battle of Bull Run there was a scene where a cavalry unit begins to ride forward from the left. The camera pans right, and suddenly, just for a second, you see a man sitting on a blue, plastic chair mounted on a camera crane, next to a film camera come into frame on the right side of the screen. It was so clear I sat back and said; "I never knew they had film crews at Bull Run..."
Gettysburg is the movie that started my obsession with the Civil War. The criticism there is valid, but I feel it’s one of the best films to capture the scope of battles even though it focused on small sections of the battle. I’m let down that they didn’t go over Field of Shoes or Andersonville.
30:00 if you look at Cranston's IMDB he was in tons of stuff you never thought he was in. He was everywhere in the 80s and 90s.
You have never seen "Gone With the Wind"?
I'm glad I'm typing this, as it will surely take a week or more to reattach my jaw.
As you noted, it came out in 1939. What have you been waiting for?
(Side note: I always liked blowing people's minds by noting Olivia de Havilland was still alive. She finally passed only in 2020)
I think movies like "Cold Mountain" are very much Civil War movies. We, in the US, have no living memory of war affecting us directly. Even Pearl Harbor was a single attack, not a prolonged conflict. Other recent wars affected millions (outside of the US) directly because the wars were fought on their doorsteps. The Civil War was on people's doorsteps. How the Civil War affected the civilian population and society is just as important as strategy, battles and tactics. My mom and dad were teens during WWII and their stories were of how horrible rationing was, etc. Much different stories than people, say, living in Normandy on June 6, 1944 tell their children. War is Hell for more than soldiers.
Can’t go wrong with Abe Lincoln, Vampire Hunter!
Having recently read (most of) Hay and Nicolays 10 book Lincoln biography (which isn't really that but a complete civil war history) in 10 books, Team of Rivals was practically a shortstory :).
Also 20:45 goes well with the tshirt....
This was great! Hoping to go to Antietam before the end of the summer as well :)
I'm a big fan of Gettysburg since that is the movie that got me interested in the Civil War as a whole. I've re-watched it many times and although now I can spot flaws in it which i didn't on the first viewing I would still rate it as my top movie from that era. As for Gods and Generals, I was very happy to see it when it came out. Although a lot of it is just endless conversations I can still re-watch it from time to time (especially as a lead up to re-watching Gettysburg) because of the parts it does right.
Another movies I would add to my top list are Glory and Ride With the Devil.
I'm glad they included North and South in the list, I would add Blue and the Grey as well there.
I really hope we get to see more movies from that period being made. I feel it's been such a long time since we got a big budget war movie about Civil War. I know Lincoln is a fairly recent film, but I would love to see films whose primary focus would be the war and battles themselves. Maybe something about Grant's battles in the Western theater or Antietam.
Watched Red Badge for Courage when I was a wee boy. It was the first war film where I could feel the terror of the men taking part.
Great book and film.
The mini series of the hatfields and McCoy’s was also excellent in my opinion. Small bias being from Eastern KY. Great cast, play writing.
What part of Eastern KY? Both my parents' families are originally from there.
@@VloggingThroughHistory Hazard in Perry county!
Preserving battlefields is great. Not how do we stop the Chinese from buying all the farm land.
6:56 Braveheart...the battle of Stirling Bridge with no bridge in site being the biggest liberty taken with the actual history.
Personally as a Scot I can't stand Braveheart as a movie, but to each his own 😀
At least they didn't show you losing at Culloden to wrap up the film
@@JohnReedy07163 If you're pitching Culloden as a "Scots" vs "English" battle you couldn't be further from the truth.
There were Scots and a small contingent of French that supported the restoration of the Catholic James to the throne, fighting Scots and English supporting the maintenance of the Protestant Hanoverian monarchy.
Think of it as an extension of the conflict started by the Wars of the Three Kingdoms almost a hundred years before.
@@TheAlba2014 Fair Enough
But Culloden was also the end of Independent Scottish rule due to the Scots helping the Jacobites to mobilize against the English Crown. Which would've been the complete antithesis of the story that Braveheart was telling.
That was my point
@@JohnReedy07163 That's not correct, the crowns of Scotland and England were joined by King James VI of Scotland when he inherited the English Crown (becoming James I of England also). The Act of Union also occurred in 1707, when the Scottish parliament was dissolved voluntarily for a multitude of ressons and the two kingdoms ruled from a single parliament in Westminster.
Both events were long before 1746 and Culloden.
I think you have some misapprehension that Scotland was somehow "conquered", that's not what happened. A monarchichal and then political union occurred, either of which can be undone again if desired.
Nice Tombstone shirt Chris... :)
"Which I have not seen (in reference to Gone with the Wild)"
With that one sentence, I began to laugh, and then I thought for a moment and realized that I had been spoiled of the movie by my parents so many times that I knew the plot and yet never remembered watching the film through and through.
I recently listened to Alvin York’s autobiography and his family’s experience during the war he talks a lot about how what started out as well meaning militia forces eventually turned to pillaging the people they sought to protect
What I liked about Cold Mountain wasn't the battle scenes, which I guess are fine (it's been a while since I've seen it.) It was the stuff happening behind the lines to the civilians. The slow melting of civil society as law and order falls apart. The bad guys abusing people, attacking women, etc. Civil War movies tend to focus on the troops and battles and only rarely do we see what the war means to the average civilian.
I agree about Goodwin's Team of Rivals. Excellent book that really shows how smart and compassionate Lincoln was. He never held a grudge, he gave everyone second, third, fourth chances to prove themselves (the most obvious example being McClellan.) Also the men surrounding Lincoln were more or less of the same mindset. They were all staunchly liberal politicians doing what they could to free the slaves and save the union. It perfectly shows that great men do not stand alone.
There was an Extra Credits History series they did on the British doctor John Snow and they brought up that anesthesia was a thing that existed in the 1800s. However, people back then still didn't understand things like dosages and patient's metabolisms which would result in some patients dying.
12:40 Once you read Romance of the Three Kingdoms you can read anything! Lol Over 1000 characters, most of whom have 2 names each. 800,000 words. But...it's amazing.
Gene Kelly was in north and south. Played elkanah bents biological dad. A congressman. Gave bent his commission after being kicked from west point
I will never forget this day. The day I found out Bryan Cranston was in North and South. Now excuse me I have a mini series to rewatch
Cold Mountain is a Civil War movie the same way The Beguiled is a Civil War movie. Dances with Wolves is more of a plains/western than a Civil War movie.
There is also another Civil War miniseries called The Blue & The Grey
Glory had one big blooper, they charged Ft Wagner form the wrong direction but other than that, it's my favorite
I recommend reacting to more bazbattles videos from ww2 there is alot to learn from there
Love your tombstone shirt.
Shenandoah? Great Locomotive Chase? Friendly Persuasion? Ride With the Devil? Good Bad and the Ugly?
I didn't mind the Gettysburg address scene.
They at least set up that the White Soldiers were at the memorial dedication for the Cemetery and they joined up afterwards because they were young.
The black soldier reciting it gave the "we must do it for these men" motivation for the Lincoln of the movie
Shenandoah is such a heartbreaking movie. The General with Buster Keaton is a great movie set during the Civil War.
Usually it was the pickets on each side that would have an agreement to not fire on each other and would trade with each other and say sarcastic comments back and forth to each other. When the changing of the guard of pickets comes in, before they left they would yell across to other side to keep their heads down. Due to young recruits who shoot on site.
One of my favorite civil war movies was the Great locomotive Chase, starring Fess Parker. Another one that plays fast and loose with the facts. But does tell the story somewhat effectively. I loved trains growing up so that one will always hold a special place in my heart. But on a side note steam engine that's at Disneyland is based on the general the locomotive that was stolen by Union saboteurs. Also they won the first medals of Honor
Good choice!
I love Ride with the Devil. One of my favorites, despite Jewel. I also liked Andersonville. That one just made me sad though.
Andersonville was only a prison for 14 months.
Great video. I have to agree, Glory is the best Civil War movie.
Never would have guessed Jonathan Frakes would be in a civil was series.
You should check out an animated series called joker game from 2016. Takes place in 1937 during the 2nd sino Japanese war.
A good future reaction on topic would be Atún Shei’s Best movie from the Southern Perspective video he did a few years ago where he indicates that the movie Outlaw Josey Wales by Clint Eastwood was a very good civil war era movie
I think you might like the History Buffs videos. If not I think you should react to them anyway
when it comes to civil war stuff id like to see something covering for example Hill country Texas or the guerilla war in east Tennessee looking at less covered aspects of the War but that in many ways was more interpersonal within comuntees where victims and perpetrators may well have known one and other
I would never watch Gone With the Wind for the historical value because it's not there, it doesn't even have a single battle scene. I always go into it as a film buff, and I think that's the best way.
There needs to be a sequel to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter called John Wilkes Booth: Abraham Lincoln Hunter.